Rick Warren Wants Us To "Bomb, Bomb, Bomb...Bomb, Bomb Iran"

Oh, and he wants us to assassinate
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad too!

I, or rather the Lord, beseech you as Christ's heralds to publish this everywhere and to persuade all people of whatever rank, foot-soldiers and knights, poor and rich, to carry aid promptly to those Christians and to destroy that vile race from the lands of our friends. I say this to those who are present, it meant also for those who are absent. Moreover, Christ commands it!

– Pope Urban II Speech at Clermont starting The Crusades

Holy Pat Robertson!

Remember when John McCain made that feeble joke about bombing Iran? Singing it to the tune of "Barbra Ann". Well, Pastor Rick Warren (he of the best-selling book and the mega church with a skate board park) told Sean Hannity (on Fox, of course) that America should feel free to assassinate Ahmadinejad and bomb Iran.

It wasn't part of a joke.

He didn't sing it, either:

HANNITY: Am I advocating something dark, evil or something righteous [by saying we should kill Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad]?

WARREN: Well, actually, the Bible says that evil cannot be negotiated with. It has to just be stopped. And I believe…

HANNITY: By force?

WARREN: Well, if necessary. In fact, that is the legitimate role of government. The Bible says that God puts government on earth to punish evildoers. Not good-doers. Evildoers.

Warren has shown himself to be nothing more than a Rod Parsley in a Hawaiian shirt.

Christofascist Alert! All Leave Cancelled Until December 26th!

The Defense Of Christmas Has Just Come Upon Us!

(God save us from this arrogant righteousness!)

Michael Reagan - the supercalifragilisticexpealidocious son of President Ronald Reagan (Mary Poppins never DID tell us what that word meant, but I know and I'm not telling!) - is joining forces with Rush Limbaugh and Bill O'Reilly to defend Christmas and leave "Happy Holidays" to the dreaded demonspawn:

(From: Christmas is Not a Holiday -- It's a Birthday, by Michael Reagan, CaglePost.com)

Despite the fact that close to 90 percent of all Americans are Christians -- and that along with Easter, Christmas is one of the two most sacred days in the Christian calendar -- we have allowed a tiny minority among us to turn Christ’s birthday celebration into a secular holiday devoid of any religious significance whatsoever.

...The secular progressives who shrivel at the sound of a “Merry Christmas” greeting have long succeeded in intimidating the world of commerce and government. It’s about time for the 90 percent of Americans who call themselves Christians to do a little intimidation of their own.

The phrase "...who call themselves Christians," is very important to note. CINOS (Christians In Name Only) account for some 24% of the population (they don't go to church! gasp!). And that remaining 10% is the biggest 10% you ever saw! Approximately, (according to the U.S. Census Bureau) it includes: 2 million Buddhists, 1 million Hindus, 2 million Muslims, 1 million Jehovah's witnesses, 3 Million Jews, 100,000 Scientologists (not including Tom Cruise who counts as another 10,000), 100,000 Sikhs, 6 million Mormons (Christians? - still up in the air) and 750,000 Unitarian Universalists. Reagan's "Army" numbers have been inflated to intimidate us (his mortal enemy).

My fellow Christians should join me in pledging never again to shop in any commercial establishment where the clerks greet us with that “Happy Holiday” greeting as an insult to our religious beliefs, just as we must defend the exhibition of the menorah or other Jewish symbols at Hanukkah.

What says Christmas more than "Even though we're in tough economic times, we'll ruin your business and have you sack that lowly clerk for not assuming that we're holier than thou Christians! Ahem, ah, we meant JUDEO-Christians!" Does that stand for people who celebrate Kwanza?

We should never again vote for a candidate who does not recognize the right of Christians to have their sacred religious observances recognized by all levels of government, and who will not vigorously oppose all attempts to take Christ out of Christmas and Christmas out of the calendar.

In other words, "we have political clout - Jerry Falwell said so."

Am I missing the point? Isn't Christmas supposed to be a "season of giving" in the TRUE sense? That would include all of those people who don't believe in the babe-in-a-manger story, but do believe in Peace On Earth, Good Will Toward Men. The last phrase, I assume, means not offending anyone. Yes, that means being PC (double gasp!) which I mean to stand for Polite and Compassionate.

Beware of Michael Reagan* as you would Michael Savage (the one who hates autistic kids). Of course, you could send him a message by telling people not to listen to his radio show. Oh, but that wouldn't be PC.

Oh, and I know of no one who "shrivels" at the sound of "Merry Christmas." Maybe the Grinch, but he was "saved" by all the Whos in Whoville.

Just a thought.

*Mike Reagan, the elder son of the late President Ronald Reagan and chairman of www.reaganaction.com, is heard on more than 200 talk radio stations nationally as part of the Radio America Network. Look for Mike’s newest book, “Twice Adopted” and other info at www.Reagan.com. E-mail comments to Reagan@caglecartoons.com. No kidding. Tell him what you REALLY think of him!

Bush's Legacy Helmed by Rove

Our Legacy Will Go On And On

It seems that B**h is having a hard time re-mapping his wonderful journey through the Presidency, even with Karl Rove at the helm. It seems that the American public has a better sense of direction.

Thank God!

Separating Religion and Politics - In Mumbai or In Colorado Springs?

If They Want To Do It There, Why Can't We Do It Here?

It seems that India has its own problems of separation of church and state. After they've experienced too much fundamentalism and too much fanaticism, parts of the Middle East and the subcontinent now want to start separating church and state. But can they do it? After all, they're still modeling their governments on ours:

Bullets blow hole in hate politics

SAMYABRATA RAY GOSWAMI

Muslim religious leaders at a peace meeting. (AFP)

Mumbai, Dec. 2: Lakshman Prasad Jadhav has voted Shiv Sena every time since losing his entire family in the 1993 riots. But the taxi driver says last week’s terror attack did not reopen old wounds, it opened his eyes.

On November 26, Jadhav was at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus when the militants struck. “I saw a Muslim woman in a burqa running with a baby in her arms. She suddenly came face to face with a terrorist,” he said.

“He shot her and the baby without batting an eyelid. My whole worldview changed in a moment.”

The terrorists probably hoped to revive the polarization seen after the Mumbai riots and blasts of 1993, and also to an extent after the 2006 train bombings. But from priest to public, the one sentiment being expressed over and over is that the city will never again be hostage to the politics of hate.

Ah, changing worldviews! What a wonderful phrase! Unfortunately, here, in the U.S., many people don't really have worldviews; they'd rather stick to countyviews or stateviews. Seriously, who was the last person you met who knew where Mumbai was? Where Karachi was? Kabul?

As well: there are factions here desperately trying to join church and state TOGETHER! If we're learning anything from the "emerging nations", we'd better heed the call to a secularist state where religious freedom means just that: freedom to practice ANY religion you choose, and freedom from religion in that our government does not place one religion over another, no matter how many people in the government have similar religious beliefs.

Yes, a Christofascist government is not what our Founding Fathers wanted - albeit that's what our great religious leaders want us to think. Religious leaders like Rick Warren, who wants us to think that Christianity was meant for social responsibility, but really wants us all to become Christians after we receive the crust of bread.

To Out Or Not To Out? Depends On The Hypocrite!

Feeling So Good About Someone Else's Shame

Conservative Christian university official busted in gay sex sting

By 365gay Newscenter Staff
12.03.2008 4:40pm EST

(Cincinnati, Ohio) The chief financial officer of Cincinnati Christian University has pleaded not guilty to prostitution charges. Police arrested Robert Williams, 52, on the weekend after he allegedly got into a man’s car in Mount Airy Forest and “touched his genitals.” The man in car was an undercover cop. Williams has been placed on administrative leave while the case continues. “We are shocked and dismayed by the news,” said Cincinnati Christian University President David Faust in a statement. “This is a personal tragedy for him and for his family, and we lift them up in our prayers.”

Openly gay students are not accepted by the university, and students who come out can be expelled. Cincinnati Christian University was founded in 1924 and has about 540 undergraduate students.

There's always something sad about outing someone, even if that someone is a hypocrite. But if he or she is not, then a purposeful sting operation is wrong. Very, very wrong.

I'm sure that many people cheered when Pastor Ted Haggard and Sen. Craig Stevens were exposed. I was one of them. It's always sweet when we catch a person saying one thing while doing another (person). The higher they are, the more we love to see them fall. The more sanctimonious they seem, the more we relish seeing them tarnished.

But when a "sting" operation arrests a a person who has no history of bashing/condemning anyone (we don't know if the above CFO actively participated in anti-gay discrimination), then it's the public (or in this case, the police force) that is wrong.

The chief hypocrite in this case seems to be the president of the university (Pres. David Faust - the name sounds familiar - has he sold his soul?). His statement sounds guarded, insincere and rather treacly. "Lift them up in our prayers" sounds more like "Out! Out damned spot!"

Hypocrites deserve humiliation.

Closeted people deserve respect.

Just a thought.

A Little Too Much "God" in Kentucky

Over 46% of Kentucky's population is not affiliated with any organized church. 1% are Asian and Louisville has recognized Muslim population.

So... (from Roger Alford, Associated Press, Dec. 2)

FRANKFORT, Ky. – A group of atheists filed a lawsuit Tuesday seeking to remove part of a state anti-terrorism law that requires Kentucky's Office of Homeland Security to acknowledge it can't keep the state safe without God's help.

Of particular concern is a 2006 clause requiring the Office of Homeland Security to post a plaque that says the safety and security of the state "cannot be achieved apart from reliance upon almighty God" and to stress that fact through training and educational materials.

Christofascists may have a hold in Kentucky disproportionate to their state's religious demographics. It obviously doesn't have a hold in Indiana:

The Phoney Baloney Flies Free: Dimwit Lies Again

Of course, it'll be higher than Georgie wants it to be held!

Excerpts from Dec. 1st interview with Charles Gibson

On the economy:

You know, I'm the President during this period of time, but I think when the history of this period is written, people will realize a lot of the decisions that were made on Wall Street took place over a decade or so, before I arrived in President, during I arrived in President.

Huh? Blaming the economy on Clinton? Did Clinton deregulate anything? "...during I arrived in President." His grammar is getting worse, if that's possible.

On The Wars:

Well, I think I was unprepared for war. In other words, I didn't campaign and say, "Please vote for me, I'll be able to handle an attack." In other words, I didn't anticipate war. Presidents -- one of the things about the modern presidency is that the unexpected will happen.

"Unprepared" - YES. "didn't anticipate" - NO! Waaay too many people, papers and situations pointed to the fact that he WANTED war with Iraq in the worst way (which we got).

Did it hurt that you were criticized so much during the campaign?

No, not really. You know, I've been around politics a long time. Remember, I was the guy in 2000 who campaigned for change. I campaigned for change when I ran for governor of Texas. The only time I really didn't campaign for change is when I was running for reelection.

The "change" was to roll back everything Clinton did back to 1992 standards and regulations, then to continue deregulating as many things as possible.

(Gibson) Was there a time when you thought, if I do this I will be compromising my principles --

The pullout of Iraq. It would have compromised the principle that when you put kids into harm's way, you go in to win. And it was a tough call, particularly, since a lot of people were advising for me to get out of Iraq, or pull back in Iraq, or -- and rather than listen to -- I mean, I listened to a lot of voices, but ultimately, I listened to this voice: I'm not going to let your son die in vain; I believe we can win; I'm going to do what it takes to win in Iraq.

We knew he heard "voices," especially when God was talking to him, but he never listened to the voice of the people!

On briefing Obama and staff about the Treasury putting up $200 billion for the bailout:

I sure did -- oh, no, no, no, I have not on that. But I know his team was briefed. I didn't speak to him personally about that, but I know his team was briefed. We're in touch with the Obama transition team a lot. And I don't feel any -- I don't feel any intrusion whatsoever, because he knows what I know -- I'm -- our administration still will be making the decisions necessary until he becomes the President.

As if he's trying to make the transition as smooth as possible. Truth is, he doesn't care about the transition because he's all ready make it next to impossible to undo the damage of deregulating over 90 policies in the last 4 weeks.

On missing the Presidency:

Well, I'll miss being Commander-in-Chief. I have gotten to be -- grown to be so appreciative of our military. It's hard to believe that so many kids, and some not-so-kids, have volunteered to fight in a war. And I'll miss -- and it's going to sound strange to you -- I'll miss meeting with the families whose son or daughter have fallen in combat, because the meetings I've had with the families are so inspirational. They -- I mean, obviously, there's a lot of sadness, and we cry, and we hug, and we occasionally laugh. And we share -- I listen to stories. But the Comforter-in-Chief is always the comforted person.

Believe it or not, I'll miss going to the hospitals as the Commander-in-Chief, and looking a kid in the eye, and have him say, heal me up, Mr. President, I want to go back in. And so, there will be a lot of these special moments that we'll miss.

What he didn't say is that he enjoyed going to mental hospitals. What sane soldier would say "heal me up, M.President..." He probably said, "Beam me up, Mr. President!"

Last statement:

"I will leave the presidency with my head held high."

Unfortunately, the world might consider that an insulting gesture. It's either stupid or arrogant. George B**h is both.

Even though you've seen it, watch this video. It reinforces what the world thinks of George Bush: